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Custom swim plugs can keep infection at bay

July 10, 2015 audiology, Dr. Lauren Placke, head and neck surgery, Healthcare, Houston, Julia Parsons, otolaryngology, swimmer's ear

Before you dive into the water to cool off this summer, make sure your ears are protected. Dr. Lauren Placke, audiologist in the Department of

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What academic medical centers can learn from Lippi

July 7, 2015 Dr. James McDeavitt, Education, Healthcare, History, Houston, Learning Health System

What does this 15th century Renaissance painting have to do with a 21st century academic medical center? Painted by Fra’ Filippo Lippi (a monk of some

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Starke lends expertise to national advisory committee to end tuberculosis

July 6, 2015 Audrey M. Marks, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Community, Dr. Jeffrey Starke, health policy, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, pediatrics, tuberculosis

For the last three decades Dr. Jeffrey Starke, professor of pediatrics-infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine, has spent his career treating children infected with

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The heroes in plain sight

July 1, 2015 Cancer, Community, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Dr. Steven Curley, HAI chemotherapy, Healthcare, Houston, liver cancer, Surgery, surgical oncology, World War II

Walking among us, usually unbeknownst to us, are people who have experienced war. My grandfather and two of his brothers fought with the U.S. Army

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Keep your July 4 celebration safe

June 30, 2015 Dermatology, Dr. Brad Scott, Dr. Irvin Sulapas, Dr. Ramsey Markus, fireworks, Healthcare, hydration, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Roberta Anding, sports medicine, sunblock, Sunscreen, Surgery

Planning an outdoor barbecue or a day at the lake or pool over Independence Day? Experts at Baylor College of Medicine offer these reminders to

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A miracle in a medical odyssey

June 29, 2015 Alexis Beery, Dr. James Lupski, Dr. Richard Gibbs, Genetics, Healthcare, Hope Knows No Boundaries, Houston, Human Genome Sequencing Center, Noah Beery, Research, Retta Beery

Miracles. From the day they were born, with all of their medical challenges, delays, life threatening and mysterious ailments, we knew they were absolute miracles.

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Voice adds emotion, nuance that is lacking in digital communication

June 26, 2015 communication, Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan, head and neck surgery, Healthcare, Houston, otolaryngology, Social Media, Technology, voice

In today’s world most people are enamored by technology and social media. With this transition into a largely digital lifestyle, some wonder if the voice

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Dr. Peter Hotez explains MERS: What is it, who is at risk

June 24, 2015 Andy Phifer, Dr. Peter Hotez, Explainer, Healthcare, infectious disease, MERS, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, National School of Tropical Medicine, Tropical Diseases

With an outbreak of MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome) abroad, concern is raised here in America about the illness. Since MERS is fairly new –

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Q&A: What you should know about VATS lobectomy

June 23, 2015 Ana María Rodríguez, Cancer, Dr. Bryan Burt, Healthcare, Houston, Lung, Lung Institute, Surgery, thorascope, VATS lobectomy, video assisted thoracic surgery

Early stage lung cancer patients may have a less invasive option when it comes to surgery. Baylor College of Medicine Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Bryan Burt

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Undergraduates access tropical medicine at Baylor

June 19, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine Tropical Medicine Institute, Community, Education, Healthcare, Houston, National School of Tropical Medicine, Research, Student Life, Tropical Diseases, Tropical Medicine, undergraduate

Undergraduate students from Baylor University are getting hands-on experience in tropical medicine and public health through Baylor College of Medicine’s Tropical Medicine Summer Institute. Now